{"id":2188,"date":"2018-10-15T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/al-haramain-mit-highspeed-durch-die-wueste\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T05:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T05:45:43","slug":"al-haramain-high-speed-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/al-haramain-high-speed-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Haramain &#8211; With highspeed through the desert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Link Home\"><svg class=\"breadcrumbs__home-icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#home\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg> <a data-is-distributor=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\">Updates<\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"breadcrumbs__actual-page\">Al Haramain &#8211; With highspeed through the desert<\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header__tags\"><a class=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/?categories=9\">News<\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"article-header__headline\">Al Haramain &#8211; With highspeed through the desert<\/h1><div class=\"article-header__date\">October 15, 2018 &#8211; 10:56 am<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-sub-headline\"><p class=\"sub-headline\">In October 2018, the 450 km long high speed rail link between Mecca and Medina was officially released for regular traffic.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<p>In October 2018, the 450 km&nbsp;long high speed rail link between Mecca and Medina was officially released for regular traffic. The Al Haramain high-speed trains are now operating between the two holy cities. The travel time for the approximately 14 million pilgrims per year is reduced from five to two hours. The train will reach a maximum speed of up to 320 km\/h.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2012, DB Engineering &amp; Consulting has been involved in this ambitious project. More information can be found&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/referenzen.db-engineering-consulting.de\/en\/al-haramain\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IBN-Al-Haramain_Projektteam-data.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IBN-Al-Haramain_Projektteam-data-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IBN-Al-Haramain_Projektteam-data-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IBN-Al-Haramain_Projektteam-data-1024x544.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IBN-Al-Haramain_Projektteam-data-520x276.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IBN-Al-Haramain_Projektteam-data-768x408.jpg 640w\" alt=\"High-speed rail - Al Haramain\" width=\"1281\" height=\"681\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><script data-name=\"style-options\" type=\"application\/json\">{\"closeButtonColor\":\"red\"}<\/script><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IBN-Al-Haramain_Projektteam-data.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>From left to right: Andreas Wegerif (Executive Director, International Markets and Consulting, DB E&amp;C), Matthias Lahl (Regional Director Saudi Arabia, DB E&amp;C), Tim Shah\u200b (\u200bSignalling Expert, DB E&amp;C), Peter Haaks (Executive Director, Region Near \/ Middle East, DB E&amp;C), Simon Fourie (Project Delivery Director, Saudi Arabia)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"DB Engineering &amp; Consulting\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">From left to right: Andreas Wegerif (Executive Director, International Markets and Consulting, DB E&amp;C), Matthias Lahl (Regional Director Saudi Arabia, DB E&amp;C), Tim Shah\u200b (\u200bSignalling Expert, DB E&amp;C), Peter Haaks (Executive Director, Region Near \/ Middle East, DB E&amp;C), Simon Fourie (Project Delivery Director, Saudi Arabia)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-2-medium is-offset-left-1-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-social-sharing\"><div class=\"social-sharing\" data-subject=\"Here is an article for you: [TITLE]\" data-recipient=\"mail recipient en\" data-body=\"Here is an article by DB Engineering &#038; Consulting for you: [TITLE] at [LINK]\"><span class=\"social-sharing__label\">Share<\/span><div class=\"social-sharing__links\"><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--linkedin\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link LinkedIn\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-linked-in\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--mail\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Mail\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h4\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"contact-person\"><h3 class=\"contact-person__name\">DB Engineering &#038; 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